Pat Files For Revit Tutorials

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Surface patterns and filled regions are a very important part of CD's in Revit. I refuse to call them 'hatch patterns' for obvious reasons but they are essentially the same thing (only better). Model Patterns are very powerful when used correctly and can save loads of time, energy, and money. I have copied/altered/pasted from the default Revit.pat file to break it down a bit and give you an understanding of how to create your own simple pattern.

Pat Files For Revit Tutorials For Beginners

I also made a video at the end of the post to help you understand. First, find the default Revit.pat file. In 2011, it is located at:. C:Program FilesAutodeskRevit Architecture 2011DataThe pattern we are going to create is a 24'x144' running metal panel. To edit the.pat file simply open it in notebook.

Instead of showing you those lovely notepad lines full of text I made a nice little table to graphically understand what to do:This pattern is called '24x144 Metal Panel'; you will see this name when you import it into Revit. It isa model pattern. It has two families of lines.